Bubbles in the Bathtub

UPDATE2: I have it on good authority that the sign up form is now allowing non-Australian participation. So get in there and show your support!

UPDATE: It seems that the sign up form restricts participation to Australian postal codes for the time being. Will post another update if they change their policy.

Helping out a friend running a great project! Please support their cause with a vote. See details copied from message from Rod Kennett below:

Dear Colleagues

Vote for the NAILSMA Dugong and Marine Turtle Project at http://www.landcareheroes.com/meet-our-finalists/life-on-the-edge-coastcare

The Australian Indigenous delegates who participated in the Native Oceans presentation at the 2008 International Sea Turtle Symposium have been nominated for a major Australian environmental award.

The North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance’s (NAILSMA) Dugong and Marine Turtle Project (DMTP) has been nominated in the Australian National Landcare Awards for the "Life-on-the-edge-Coastcare Award" and a "People's Choice Award". The NAILSMA DMTP is the only Indigenous-run project in the Coastcare Award category.

The NAILSMA project brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people living along Australia’s vast northern coastline with researchers, government and non-government agencies and industry for better management of Australia's globally significant populations of marine turtle and dugong. The nomination reflects the high quality of work of Indigenous communities engaged in the NAILSMA project in developing community based initiatives for dugong and marine turtle management.

Earlier this year we won a prestigious Environmental Excellence Award from the Australian Banksia Environmental Foundation, but just missed out (to an eco-friendly shopping centre) on a Banksia People's Choice Award. The National Landcare People’s Choice Awards are open to votes from people around the world so we invite our Australian and overseas colleagues on the cturtle list to add their vote and show their support.

So if you have a few moments spare, please add your vote for the NAILSMA Dugong and Marine Turtle Project at

http://www.landcareheroes.com/meet-our-finalists/life-on-the-edge-coastcare

When you place your vote, you can also leave a message of support to the Indigenous Rangers and communities involved in the project. We will be sure to pass your comments onto them at our Project Summit taking place at One Arm Point (Kimberley, Western Australia) in a weeks time.

If you would like more information about our project or NAILSMA please visit www.nailsma.org.au

On behalf of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues from across north Australia thank you for your time.

Cheers

Rod Kennett

P.S. Keep up-to-date with the latest news from NAILSMA. Visit our subscribe page and select from a range of printed publications, electronic newsletters (including our Dugong and Marine Turtle Project 'talking' e-news) and email alerts you can subscribe to. Keep up-to-date with the latest news from NAILSMA. Visit our subscriptions page and select from a range of printed publications, electronic newsletters and email alerts you can subscribe to. Visit http://www.nailsma.org.au/publications/nailsma/subscribe.html.